Watch the full interview with Mike Portnoy

In an interview with Anne Erickson of Audio Ink, former Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy stated that Metal has never been as big, as good, and as strong as it is today:

“I think Metal is bigger and better now than ever before. It went through a tough period in the late 1990s. And all my favorite bands went through those terrible changes and business pretty much stopped.”

Portnoy adds:
"But I would say that in the last 15 years, it's back, bigger and better and stronger than ever."

When asked about his five favorite metal albums, the drummer cited Vol. 3 , along with Reign In Blood (Slayer), Piece Of Mind (Iron Maiden), Master Of Reality (Black Sabbath), and Kill 'Em All (Metallica).

Mike Portnoy also spoke about the excellent chemistry that exists between the members of Sons Of Apollo. The band will be performing in Brazil in April. See the details here .

The full interview in English can be heard here:

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Passionate about music, particularly rock and heavy metal, he co-founded Wikimetal in 2011. He was a roadie for VIPER from the band's inception until the end of the 'Theatre of Fate' album tour. He has always wanted to help spread heavy metal, which has been the target of so much prejudice over the years. Wikimetal is a way to defend, propagate and perpetuate metal in Brazil - [email protected]